Health Benefits of Parsley
Easy to grow once germinated, parsley is a nutritious and attractive addition to any garden.
Sowing Seeds Directly In the Garden
The spring ritual of preparing soil and planting garden seed puts us in touch with both the past and the future.
Jerusalem Artichoke
These toot-sweet (ha!) tubers, also known as sunchokes, are a healthy addition at meal time.
Our Food, Our Health, Our Gardens
Here’s some recent food issues and related topics that have caught our eye here at Planet Natural.
Springtime Garden Soil Preparation
Even if conditions aren’t yet right for planting, there’s plenty to do to get your garden ready.
Learning To Love Moss
Easy to grow and care for, moss can make green carpets under shade trees, provide color and texture to rock gardens, or replace entire lawns.
Grow Organic Potatoes
Keep pesticides off your dinner table by growing your own chemical-free, heirloom potatoes.
Vegetables Not To Start Indoors
. . . and why (plus how) to raise these plants indoors anyway.
Cold Frames: A Year Round Gardening Tool
Give your garden plants a head-start and shelter from chilly spring weather with a versatile cold frame.
Soil: America’s Greatest Resource
A recent project looks to catalog the earth beneath us.
Gardening Blogs: A Growing Community
Gardeners share their experience and knowledge — with pictures! — online.
Starting Annual Flowers Indoors
Raising your own flowering annuals gives you variety, cost savings and home-grown quality.